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Chemicals and paint residues are examples of ______ wastes.


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Industrial waste: The waste which is produced due to the processing and manufacturing of different products. The industrial waste can be of many types like metals scrap, oils, solvents, chemicals, acids, bases, salts, etc. Industrial wastes can be solid, liquid, and gas and they can be broadly divided into two different groups that are hazardous and non-hazardous.

Hazardous waste: The wastes that are very harmful to the environment and the population are termed hazardous.

For example, Radioactive materials

Non-hazardous waste: The waste that is not much harmful and can be degraded by micro-organisms is termed non-hazardous waste.

For example, oil, solvent etc.

Hence, Chemicals and paint residue are examples of industrial waste.


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